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18:16 09/10/2019
Vivid portraits shine light on Tahiti's 'third gender'

In Tahiti, mahu are considered a third or "liminal" gender, born biologically male but recognized by peers as distinct, often from early in their lives.

17:00 09/10/2019
Winston Churchill's partially smoked cigar picked up off the floor by usherette in 1953 to be auctioned

Violet King was helping the iconic politician and his wife Clementine to their seats at the London Coliseum to see the film premier of American musical Call Me Madam in January 1953 when she saw him drop one of his trademark smokes.

16:16 09/10/2019
Lithium-ion batteries take chemistry Nobel

John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share the prize for their work on these rechargeable devices, which are used for portable electronics.

15:45 09/10/2019
Silver defends NBA employees' right to free speech as China cancels broadcasts

The NBA has also received criticism from US politicians. Senator Ted Cruz said the league was guilty of “assisting Chinese censorship” by initially saying it was 'regrettable' that Morey’s tweet had caused offence in China.

15:27 09/10/2019
Iranian women allowed to watch fotball at stadium for first time in decades

Iran has barred female spectators from football and other stadiums for around 40 years, with clerics arguing they must be shielded from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men.

15:01 09/10/2019
European shares, yuan rally on report that China open to partial U.S. trade deal

The pan European STOXX 600 stock benchmark was up 0.7% by 0930 GMT, while Germany's trade-sensitive DAX .GDAXI gained 1.3% to hit a one-week high.

14:44 09/10/2019
France to ban demo in Paris police attacker's community

The demonstration, in the Paris suburb of Gonesse where attacker Mickael H lived, had been planned for Thursday by Hadama Traore, who is looking to build up a profile on social media as the “political candidate of the suburbs”.

14:26 09/10/2019
Child, 9, charged with murder in Goodfield fire

The juvenile also has been charged with two counts of arson and one count of aggravated arson, Woodford County State’s Attorney Greg Minger said.

14:02 09/10/2019
13:41 09/10/2019
Hidden ruins of an old scottish whisky distillery

The old buildings, dating back to the 1700s, were almost forgotten until government agency Forest and Land Scotland planned to harvest trees in the area, near Loch Ard about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Glasgow.

13:28 09/10/2019
This 'capsule' Scotch whisky doesn't require a glass

People have been enjoying Scotch whisky for hundreds of years, usually in a glass and often on the rocks, of course.

13:00 09/10/2019
Climate change: Emperor penguin 'needs greater protection'

Experts say the birds raise their young on sea-ice and if this platform is greatly curtailed, as the models project, then it's likely to put the animals' numbers into steep decline.

12:43 09/10/2019
An 'enormous' great white shark sank its teeth into a man's kayak

Danny McDaniel and his friend, Jon Chambers, were kayaking near Ship Rock, about two miles east of Santa Catalina Island, on Saturday when McDaniel felt something hitting the side of his kayak.

12:29 09/10/2019
Twitter 'inadvertently' used email addresses for ads

The company said third-party marketers may have been able to reach specific users on Twitter based on contact details, even if the user had not wished the information be used this way.

12:02 09/10/2019
Hundreds of temperature records broken over summer

A third of the all-time high temperatures were in Germany, followed by France and the Netherlands.

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Armenia's project for Venice Biennale revealed
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Full text of Armenia-US Strategic Partnership Charter released
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Armenia, US launch talks on nuclear cooperation agreement
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Armenia’s top diplomat may visit Russia soon, Lavrov says
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ANCA submits testimony in support of Marco Rubio's confirmation as US secretary of state
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Light snow, fog expected in Armenia
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15:00
Lavrov: Armenia's aspiration to join EU incompatible with EAEU membership
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14:47
Ameriabank raises $200 million from IFC, marking largest transaction by IFC ever with a financial institution in Armenia
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14:35
Protest for release of Armenian prisoners to be held outside UN office in Yerevan
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14:00
Kremlin reacts to Armenia-US strategic partnership plans
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13:35
Expert explains what US strategic partnership deal means for Armenia
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13:01
Australian Open: Elina Avanesyan loses to Putintseva
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12:04
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11:46
Armenia, US to sign strategic partnership document
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11:30
Australian Open: Khachanov through to second round
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11:15
Armenian church marks Nativity of St. John the Baptist
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